Person:Josiah Edson (3)
Capt. Josiah Edson
b.Abt 1682
d.16 Jan 1762 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1678
  1. Deacon Joseph EdsonCal 1679 - 1768
  2. Capt. Josiah EdsonAbt 1682 - 1762
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Capt. Josiah EdsonAbt 1682 - 1762
  • W.  Sarah Packard1682 - 1754
m. 27 Jul 1704
  1. Freelove Edson1718 - 1811
Spouse and Children
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m. 3 Apr 1755
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Facts and Events
Name[2] Capt. Josiah Edson
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1682
Marriage 27 Jul 1704 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesto Sarah Packard
Marriage 3 Apr 1755 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesto Abigail Brintnall
Death[1][3] 16 Jan 1762 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Burial[4] First Cemetery, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916)
    2:464.

    Edson, Josiah, Capt., [died] Jan. 16, 1762, in 80th y., GR7.
    [Age 79 so born before Jan 1682/83, i.e., about 1682. GR7=Old Cemetery]

  2. ↑ Mitchell, Nahum. History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts: including an extensive family register. (Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States: Printed for the author by Kidder & Wright, 1840 (reprinted 1897))
    154.

    [Edson #7] Capt. Josiah, s/o Joseph and first wife Experience, was Deacon and often Representative of the town, m. Sarah, d/o Zaccheus Packard, he d. 1763, ae. 80.

  3. ↑ Latham, Williams. Epitaphs in old Bridgewater, Massachusetts. (Bridgewater, Massachusetts: Henry T. Pratt, 1882)
    66.

    [#49] Here lies buried Capt. Josiah Edson, who died January 16, 1762, in ye 80 year of his age.

  4. ↑ Capt Josiah Edson, in Find A Grave.
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